Denison Consulting Finds Positive Impact of Leadership Coaching at the Defense Logistics...

Denison Consulting Finds Positive Impact of Leadership Coaching at the Defense
Logistics Agency

Two-Year Study Shows Demonstrable Improvement in Leadership and Managerial
Skills

WASHINGTON, June 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Denison Consulting, the world's
leader in organizational leadership and culture assessment solutions, today
released the results of a two-year study on the effectiveness of leadership
coaching and its impact on leadership and managerial skills. The study,
conducted with the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), www.dla.mil, the largest
government agency that provides logistics support to the U.S. Department of
Defense, will be presented today at the American Society for Training and
Development (ASTD) annual conference, www.astd.org, June 1-3, 2009,Washington,
DC, Booth #2023.

The DLA is one of the largest government agencies that provides an annual $40
billion of logistics support to the U.S. Department of Defense and has
assisted relief efforts for Hurricane Katrina, the 2007 California fires and
other natural disasters around the globe.

"Executive coaching has become an important part of leadership development
today," said Professor Daniel Denison, CEO and Founding Partner at Denison
Consulting. "With all the time and dollars being invested in these efforts,
how can organizations evaluate the effectiveness of their coaching programs?
What effect does concentrated coaching have on a manager? Does this
professional development enable them to grow as a leader? Our study findings
uncover the value, transferrable skills and tangible benefits that are gained
from these programs."

The study explored the impact of coaching and leadership development among a
group of emerging leaders within the DLA over a two-year period. The study
components included extensive one-on-one coaching and the Denison Leadership
Development Survey as an assessment and diagnostic tool. Study highlights
include:

-- Leadership development of newly appointed managers is critical to an
organization's current and future viability and has a direct impact
on bottom line performance
-- Managers found one-on-one coaching leads to better performance in
business planning, problem solving, handling conflict, and motivating
subordinates
-- Managers viewed themselves as stronger and more capable in all areas
of
leadership including the ability to better manage up with their bosses
as well as downward with their direct reports
-- Subordinates of managers in the study reported significantly better
and
more effective interaction with their managers
-- Managers who take time for self-reflection are better able to discern
priorities and see the big picture

The Denison Leadership Development Survey (DLDS)
The Denison Leadership Development Survey (DLDS) provides leaders and managers
with 360-degree feedback on a set of twelve leadership skills and practices
that can impact bottom-line organizational performance. Based on the Denison
model, this assessment tool is the result of over 25 years of research that
examines the relationship between leadership, organizational culture and
organizational effectiveness. The DLDS measures specific aspects of an
individual manager's leadership skills and benchmarks them to other leaders in
our global database. Additionally, it compares self-perception with that of
the supervisor, peers and direct reports using our secure, confidential
360-feedback system.

About Denison Consulting
Denison Consulting (www.denisonconsulting.com) provides the world's best
research-based tools and assessment solutions designed to improve the
bottom-line performance. Used by more than 5,000 organizations globally,
Denison's organizational culture, leadership, and team surveys identify
strengths and weaknesses that impact sales profitability, quality, innovation,
employee satisfaction, customer satisfaction, and financial performance. Based
in Ann Arbor, MI, Denison has offices worldwide in North America, Europe and
Asia, as well as a global network of licensed distributors, consultants and
researchers.

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